padrone

noun

Definition of padronenext
as in innkeeper

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Recent Examples of padrone Instead, much of this awkward English-language period piece focuses on peasants’ struggle to overthrow padrone control just after the First World War. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023
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  1. innkeeper
  2. patron
  3. landlord
Noun
  • The innkeeper is annoyed that his wife wants more conversation.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Her great-grandparents, innkeepers in modern-day Belarus, were massacred by the Nazis along with most of their town.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2026
Definition of innkeeper
Noun
  • Joliet's father, Jay Joliet, the company's CEO, checks in with staff and patrons at the register.
    — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Hence the kaleidoscopic rave the couple threw for a crowd that ranged from nine-year-old nephews to silver-haired patrons.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of patron
Noun
  • Tenants had been involved in a years long dispute with multiple landlords over unsafe living conditions.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Days had blurred together into a whirlwind of phone calls and emails to his landlord, city officials, family and insurance.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of landlord

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“Padrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padrone. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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